MONDAY, JANUARY 8. 1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
KU Downs Nebraska 66 To 41 In Big Seven Opener
Bv BOB NELSON
Daily Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Kansas, featuring a Clyde Lovellette, Bill Lienhard, and Bob Kenney attack that produced a combined total of 50 points, easily defeated Nebraska 66 to 41 in the Big Seven conference basketball opener for each club Saturday night in Hoch auditorium before about 3.000 cage fans.
The victory was K.U.'s 12th straight win on its home court
The Jayhawkers led throughout the contest in chalking up their eighth win in 10 games and were never threatened by Coach Harry Good's defensively weak and disappointing Nebraska Cornhuskers.
With Kansas hitting a terrific 65 per cent in the first half, the Allenmen led the confused Nebraska team 41 to 18 at halftime. The Jayhawkers hit 20 field goals in 32 attempts while the Cornhuskers could connect on only six out of 31 field goal attempts for 19 per cent.
During the first half, KU, flashed real championship form with Lovellette and Lienhard scoring 16 and 14 points respectively. Lovellette scored goals on his first six shots to give him eight for 11 and Lienhard connected on seven out of 11 field goal chances.
Lovellette, who entered the contest with a 23.8 average—good enough to rank fifth nationally, raised his season average to 24 points with his 26-point output. In 10 games, the Terre Haute Terror has burned the cords to the tune of 240 points.
Besides his usual 20-point plus performance, the big fellow passed off well as he, Lienhard, and Kenney assisted each other with numerous assists for first half baskets. K.U.'s overall passing was sharp and caught Nebraska off guard for many open shots.
Lovelette's offensive performances become more and more unbelievable with each and every game. He scored 13 field goals out of 25 shots for 52 per cent. In his last five games, Lovelette has scored 136 points for an average of 27.2 and scored on 50 per cent of his 128 field goal attempts.
LOVELETTE HOUGLAND Kansas Kansas
Among his other achievements, Lovellette's 26 points marked the end of Big Seven team defense in holding the Great Scorer to less than 20 points. Last year, Nebraska, featuring all-conference 6-foot 9-inch Milton "Bus" Whitehead, held Lovellette to 12 and 10 points to rank them as the only league club to restrict the big fellow to less than 20 points.
The Kansas victory marked the second straight over Nebraska this year as the Jayhawkers downed the Cornhuskers 63 to 47 in the annual Big Seven pre-season basketball tourney for third place.
and five offensive rebounds. Lovellette was the overall rebound leader with six defensive and one offensive rebound.
The official statistics indicate excellent Kansas team play through the first half. In rebounds, K.U gathered in 19 defensive and two offensive loose balls while Nebraska could control only seven defensive
For the entire game, Kansas had 31 defensive and 11 offensive rebounds while Nebraska had 10 defensive and 15 offensive rebounds.
NEBRASKA (41)
KU Shoots Good!
| | FG | FT-A | PF | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Sell, f | 0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 |
| Akromis, f | 4 | 2-2 | 2 | 10 |
| Kipper, f | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 |
| Snyder, f | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce, c | 4 | 5-8 | 1 | 13 |
| Buchan, g | 5 | 1-1 | 3 | 11 |
| Ruma, g | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercier, g | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| Good, g | 2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 |
| Brittenham, g | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
KANSAS (66)
Totals ... 16 9-15 13 41
| | FG | FT-A | PF | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kenney, f | 5 | 0- 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Beck, f | 0 | 1- 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rivard, f | 0 | 0- 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bull, f | 0 | 0- 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith, f | 0 | 0- 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lienhard, f | 7 | 0- 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Engel, f | 7 | 0- 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Schaake, f | 0 | 0- 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lovelette, c | 13 | 0- 0 | 4 | 26 |
| Keller, g | 0 | 0- 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hougland, g | 2 | 0- 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Hoag, g | 1 | 0- 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Woodson, g | 0 | 0- 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelley, g | 0 | 0- 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Waugh, g | 2 | 0- 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Enns, g | 0 | 0- 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodgers, g | 0 | 0- 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buller, g | 0 | 1- 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wells, g | 0 | 0- 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals ... 32 2- 2 13 66
Halftime score: Kansas 41, Nebraska 18
Officials: F. C. Rosenberger, and Ab Hinshaw.
In assists, Kansas has 27 and Nebraska had 11. Kenney and Hougland each were credited with six assists while Lovellette and Nebraska's big pivotman, Bob Pierce, tied for top rebounding honor with 13 each.
The Jayhawkers' starting five—Lienhard and Kenney, forwards; Lovellette, center, and Captain Jerry Waugh and Houghtland at the guards—scored 58 of K.U.'s 66 points. This five also hit 29 goals in 58 shots for an even 50 per cent from the field.
Waugh and Hougland each scored two goals for four points while Kenney and Lienhard scored 10 and 14 points respectively from their front line positions.
LIENHARD KENNEY Kansas Kansas
For Nebraska, Pierce paced his team's attack with four goals and five free throws for 13 points. This big fellow fell four points below his pre-game average and slumped considerably below his school record breaking individual performance of 29 points against South Dakota on Jan. 3 at Lincoln.
Jim Buchanan, selected on the pre-season conference all-tournament team was held to 11 points by the combined defensive efforts of Houlgan and Charlie Hoag.
Bernie Akromis, junior forward,
was the only other Nebraskan able
to mark in two column scoring with
four goals and two charity tosses for 10 points.
Kansas got off to a fast start jumping to a 12 to 3 lead after five minutes with Lienhard hitting a pair from the corner. Kenney a one-hander from the side, and Lovellette connecting on three hooks from in front.
Lienhard hit four goals in the final 3:30 minutes of the first half. Wally Beck added a free throw and Houglain a long goal to run the Kansas total to 41 to 18 at halftime.
At the 10-minute mark, Kansas led 20 to 8 with the team's passing looking the best of the year.
In the next three minutes, Kansas added six more points as Lienhard and Hougland hit set shots from the corner and Lovellette hooked in a two-pointer. Paul Kipper's free throw made the score read 26 to 9. Two more baskets by Lovellette provided Kansas with a 21-point lead.
During the first six minutes of the second half, Kansas looked like it might be after a new single game team scoring record as the Allenmen led 51 to 29.
In the next four minutes, Kansas added only six points and held a 57 to 33 margin at the midway point of the second half. During this 10 minutes, Lovellette scored four goals, Kenney two, and Waugh and Hoag threw in one basket apiece.
Nebraska scored seven points in the next 3:15 minutes while Kansas went scoreless to reduce the margin to 57 to 40.
Dale Engel followed with a pair of quick goals to run the count to 61 to 40 before Buchanan added Nebraska's final point with 5:05 remaining.
Coach Allen's starters and his Midget five—composed of Dean Smith, Don Woodson, Jack Rodgers, Kenneth Bennell, and Mark Rivard—split playing time during the final four minutes.
Kansas Cagers To Clash With Missouri Tigers Here Tonight
PROBABLE STARTERS
GEORGE LAFFERTY, a 6-foot 1-inch senior guard from Kansas City, ranked fifth among Bengal scorers last year with 134 points in 24 games for a 5.6 average. He is one of the league's top defensive men and usually draws the assignment of attempting to stop the opposition's top scorer. He is also considered a fine pressure player. His last minute baskets last year won the Wisconsin and Oklahoma games for Missouri.
Kansas' Scores
Creighton 35 H
Utah State 38 H
St. Joseph's 41 V
St. John's 51 V
Kentucky 68 V
Springfield 52 H
Iowa State 51 N
Minnesota 62 N
Nebraska 47 N
Nebraska* 41 H
Won 8, Los.
(Key: H, home game; V, road
game; N, Big Seven tournament
game, and $^2$conference game.)
Won 8, Lost 2.
| MISSOURI (6-4) | Pos. | (8-2) KANSAS |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 5-10 Bud Heineman | F | Bill Lienhard 6- 5 |
| 6- 4 Gene Landolt | F | Bob Kenney 6- 2 |
| 6- 4 Bill Stauffer | C | Clyde Lovellette 6- 9 |
| 6- 0 George Lafferty | G | Bill Hougland 6- 4 |
| 6- 1 Dick Adams | G | Jerry Waugh 5-11 |
Coach Wilbur N. "Sparky" Staleup's Missouri Tigers, regarded as one of the nation's outstanding defensive teams, will invade Hoch auditorium at 7:30 tonight and attempt to slow up K.U.'s high scoring offense and snap the Jayhawkers' 12-game home winning streak when the teams clash in a Big Seven basketball game.
Missouri, after losing its conference opener to Kansas State 60 to 43 at Columbia Saturday night, will attempt to upset Coach F. C. Allen's favored Kansas Jayhawkers and gain a bit of prestige lost to the Wildcats.
Missouri, with three of last year's starters returning this year—forward Bud Heineman, center Bill Stauffer, and guard George Lafferty—has flashed both hot and cold in winning six out of 10 games.
After an opening game setback to Washington university of St. Louis, 42 to 15, the Tigers pulled the season's first major upset by scoring a 54 to 37 victory over City College of New York, last year's N.C.A.A. and National Invitational tournament champions.
Since taking over at Missouri at the start of the 1946-47 season, Stalcup's teams have won 60 and lost 47 for a .561 percentage. He is one of a rather select set of cage coaches who teach possession basketball.
The Tigers defeated Ohio State 61 to 51 on their homeward trip from the East. They stretched their winning streak to four by downing Texas Christian university 50 to 45 and scoring an impressive 54 to 32 win over Arkansas at Columbia.
Stalcup's Tigers lacked all-around fire in the Big Seven tournament and finished with an unimpressive 1-2 record. They lost a two-point decision to Nebraska and fell before Oklahoma, 51 to 41, before winning over Colorado 62 to 54.
the 40-year old Missouri coach learned his basketball under Henry
"Hunk" Iba while playing for the "Iron Duke" at Maryville Teachers, Stalcpau's Tigers are drilled in defensive tactics and are capable of beating any team on a given night if they combine their offensive and defensive possession type games effectively.
Three of Missouri's starters are among the top 20 scorers in the Big Seven. At forward, Heineman, 5-foot 10-inch senior, will hold down one spot while 6-foot 4-inch Gene Landolt, one of the league's outstanding sophomores, will start at the other.
Heineman has scored 115 points and Landolt has 81 points to his credit. At center, Stauffer, a 6-foot 4-inch junior, will attempt—with the aid of his four teammates—to place the halter on K.U.'s Scoring Monster, Clyde Lovellette, who has averaged 24 points a game in 10 contests. Stauffer leads the Missouri scorers with 121 points.
One of Missouri's biggest problems tonight will be trying to clear the backboards against the much taller Jayhawkers. The Allenmen average 6-feet 4-inches while the Missouri starters barely top the 6-foot 1-inch mark.
George Lafferty, 6-foot senior, and Dick Adams, a 6-foot 1-inch junior, will handle the starting guard berths.
Like last year's contest here, the game may well develop into a Lovellette vs. Heineman offensive show. Missouri jumped into an early lead as the little fellow's jump shots just wouldn't miss and he marked up 18
first half points in leading M.U. to a 36 to 32 margin at halftime.
Mount Lovellette erupted in the final half to pace K.U. to a 59 to 52 victory by establishing a new Big Seven conference single game individual scoring mark of 39 points by hitting 16 goals and seven out of nine free throws.
Earlier at Columbia, Lovellette scored 29 of KU.'s 48 points as Kansas won 48 to 44. All totaled for the year, the clowning bucket tender hit M.U. broadside for 68 points for a two-game average of 34 points a game. Missouri will be out for revenge tonight.
The big question tonight will be, can Missouri stop or slow up Lovellette's scoring barrage, or will he continue Master over the helpless Tigers?
Applications should be filed with the commissions Washington office not later than Tuesday, Feb. 6. Students who are interested may obtain further information from Prof. G. W. Bradshaw, chairman of the department of civil engineering, in 209 Marvin hall.
Civil Service Exams Open
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Applicants who pass the written examination will be chosen to fill positions in the Bureau of Public Roads of the department of commerce on Washington D.C. The salary for these positions is $3,100 a year.
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BILL STAUFFER, 6-foot 4-inch junior center, is Missouri's leading scorer with 121 points in 10 games for a 12.1 average. Last year this excellent rebound placed third in M.U. scoring and ranked as one of the league's top sophomore cagers.
Stauffer will probably draw the almost impossible assignment of attempting to stop big Clyde Lovellette. He is the tallest M.U. player in the starting lineup.
Missouri's Scores
42 Wash. (St. Louis) 45 V
54 C.C.N.Y. 37 V
61 Ohio State 51 V
50 Texas Christian 45 H
54 Arkansas 32 H
52 Nebraska 54 N
41 Oklahoma 51 N
61 Colorado 54 N
66 Houston 48 H
43 Kansas State® 60 H
Won 6. Lost 4.
(Key: H, home game; V, road game; N, Big Seven tournament game, and *conference game.*)