UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE SIX
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1950
Guy Mabry Plays Last One For KU At OU Saturday
Guy Mabry, one of four Kansas cage seniors, has been confronted with his ups and downs through a colorful four-year collegiate term.
A 24-year-old, 6-foot 2-inch 165-pounder, Mabry credits Bob Malott, former K.U. cager and son of Chancellor and Mrs. Deane W. Malott, with steering him toward M.T. Oread.
Malott and Mabry were teammates on the 12th Naval district basketball championship team at Treasure Island during the 1945-46 season. After hearing much about Coach F. C. Allen and KU's past basketball history from Malott, Guy became interested and enrolled in September 1946.
GUY MABRY
Mabry is a business senior, majoring in industrial management.
Guy, often referred to by his teammates as "Spider" or the "Thimman," attended high school in Rock Island, Ill. He played only one year in prep cage ranks and attributes much of his basketball ability and know-how to playing service ball at Treasure Island.
In his sophomore year, "Spider" played in 22 games scoring 74 points.
A goal with two seconds remaining in the Big Seven opener against Oklahoma in 1948 which tied the score at 34-all, which was later won in an overtime by Claude Houchin's long shot, 39 to 38, was Guy's biggest thrill.
Although Mabry made only 34 points in 19 games last year, he scored 13 first half tallies against Missouri to pace the Jayhawkers to an important, 55 to 37, victory.
Mabry's athletic ability doesn't stop on the maples. Guy will report to Coach "Red" Hogan's baseball club following the basketball season in quest of a pitching or outfield berth for the fourth straight year. He is equally well at home playing in the outfield or throwing his "high-hard one" past opposing batters.
Last year Mabry was used entirely as an outfielder playing in K.U.'s rightfield sun garden. In 1947, this wiresy righthander pitched his best game for the Jayhawkers by blanking Iowa State 2 to 0 on four scattered hits. He has also played in semi-pro baseball in Iowa.
Following duty at Treasure Island naval station, Guy's travel took him to Bikini in the southwest Pacific to "Operation Crossroads," where the atom bomb was subjected to various tests.
Mabry's plans after graduation are rather indefinite but there is a possibility that he will decide to enter the coaching ranks if he fails to find work in industrial management too far from his love for the cage sport.
KU Ranks 19th In Final Ballot; Bradley Is 1st
Kansas is listed as the 19th college basketball team in the final Associated Press poll of the season. Kansas State, beaten by Kansas, March 7, 79 to 68, is 14th in the final tabulations.
Bradley university, Missouri Valley conference champions, was an overwhelming choice as the No.1 college team in the nation.
If Kansas defeats Oklahoma, Saturday, March 11, at Norman, and Kansas State downs Nebraska the same night at Manhattan, the Jayhawkers will represent the Big Seven conference against Bradley in the fifth district N.C.A.A. play-off on Monday, March 20 in Kansas City.
In addition to proving themselves in the New York tourney, Bradley will have a second opportunity to prove their number one ranking correct in the National Collegiate Athletic association's tourney. The Braves must first defeat the Big Seven winner to gain the fifth district spot in the western play-offs to be held in Kansas City on Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25.
Bradley, with 27 wins against 3 defeats, gets its chance to prove that they are the top college team when they play in the National Invitation tournament starting Saturday, March 11, at New York's Madison Square garden.
Ohio State, Big Ten champions with a 19-3 record, took second place honors. Kentucky, moving up fast after a slow start, moved into third place with a 24-5 record.
Holy Cross, 57 to 53 winners over Kansas early in the season, slid from the top of the place. The Crusaders have suffered two to five runs running up 26 straight victories.
Duquesne, another team that had trouble downing the Jayhawkers, 64 to 54, finished in sixth place with an over-all season record of 22 wins and 3 losses.
The top 20 teams in the final Associated Press poll are as follows:
(Note: First place votes are in parentheses with season records including March 11 games with points on a 10-9, 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.)
| Team | Rec. | Pts. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1 Bradley (90) | 27-3 | 1,802 |
| 2 Ohio State (18) | 19-3 | 1,435 |
| 3 Kentucky (18) | 24-5 | 1,294 |
| 4 Holy Cross (29) | 26-1 | 1,238 |
| 5 N.C. State (17) | 24-5 | 763 |
| 6 Duquesne (3) | 22-5 | 688 |
| 7 U.C.L.A. (13) | 22-5 | 661 |
| 8 W.Kentucky (3) | 22-5 | 508 |
| 9 St. Johns | 22-4 | 475 |
| 10 La Salle (5) | 22-4 | 459 |
| 11 Villanova (1) | 25-4 | 282 |
| 12 San Fran. (12) | 19-6 | 256 |
| 13 Long Island | 20-4 | 231 |
| 14 Kansas State (1) | 16-16 | 194 |
| 15 Arizona (1) | 25-4 | 113 |
| 16 Wisconsin | 16-6 | 82 |
| 17 San Jose State | 21-7 | 74 |
| 18 Wash. S. (1) | 19-11 | 68 |
| 19 KANSAS | 13-9 | 67 |
| 20 Indiana | 18-4 | 66 |
Blues Call Gilman For Spring Work
Dick Gilman, former Jayhawker football and baseball star, started spring training March 7, with the Kansas City Blues at their Lake Wales, Fla., training camp. Eleven pitchers and four catchers took part in the initial workouts with manager Joe Kuhel sending the batterymen through preliminary conditioning exercises.
Outfielders and infielders will report Sunday, March 12.