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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1949
Wildcats Drub Illini 76-47 Will Play Aggies Saturday
New York, March 23—(U.P.)—College basketball's 1949 "dream game" might well be the season final—between mighty Kentucky and flawless Oklahoma A. and M. for the N.C.A.A. championship at Seattle, Wash., Saturday night.
brady night.
Coach Adolph Rupp's Wildcats reached a peak in their heralded
Coach Adolph Rupp's Wildcat brilliance in murdering Illinois' Big Nine champions, 76 to 47, Tuesday night to win the Eastern regional title before an awe-striken crowd of 15,200 at Madison Square Garden.
And with the possible exception of San Francisco's National Invitation tournament champions, the only remaining challenge to Kentucky's claim as the best in the college game was coach Hank Iba's "scourges of the midlands."
The Aggies, whose masterful possessive style, basketball has produced 23 victories in 27 games this season, won the Western title March 19 by beating Oregon State, 55 to 30. The Beavers and Illinois will meet for the third place consolation prize at Seattle.
Rupp, the cagar bayon of the blue grass, personally ranked Oklahoma and M. along with Bowling Green and Bradley as the best teams in the country—outside of his own Wildcats.
"That Hank Iba is one of the greatest coaches in the game," he pointed out after Tuesday's triumph. "And you know, they've been scouting us by movies, which also should prove a big advantage to them."
In completely outclassing a big fast Italian team in the Eastern finals the Kentuckians couldn't do anything wrong.
thing wrong.
The Wildcats' shooting was deadeyed—the hit on 31 out of 78 shots from their restless drive and their slick passing display left the crowd agog; and even Rupp, who complained about their leaky defense in recent games, was forced to admit that against Illinois it was as fine as he has ever seen it.
has ever seen it.
After trailing as a result of Illinois' opening basket in the first few minutes of the game, the Wildcats cliff up in the third minute on Cliff Barker's field goal, and went ahead to stay a few seconds later on one of Jim Line's pet left-hand pitches.
Paced by Alex Groza, their 6 foot 7 inch All American center who was the game's high scorer with 27 points, Kentucky pulled away to a 39 to 22 lead at half time. Then, never relinquishing the pressure, the Wildcats amassed an overwhelming 63 to 38 advantage shortly after the mid-point of the final half.
By that time, the crowd had begin a mass exodus to the gates as the southerners toyed with the Illini as if they were a playground team. The victory was Kentucky's 31st in 63 games this season.
5 games in a row.
Groza received ample support
Line. Line who contributed 15
points, and from guards Ralph
Beard and Barker, who turned in
great play-making and ball-hawking
performances.
ing performances.
So bogged was the Wildcats' defense that Illinois' top point-making jobs were limited to nine points by Walt Kersulis and seven by Fred Green. The Illini connected on only 19 out of 75 field goal attempts for a mark of 25.
In the third place consolation game, Little John Hannan hooped 25 points and Paul Arizin 22 to lead Villanova to a 78 to 67 victory over Yale.
Athletics Meet Dodgers
In Exhibition Game Today
West Palm Beach, Fla., March 23
(UIP)—Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics were scheduled to meet the Brooklyn Dodgers here today.
Right-hander Dick Fowler of the A's easily mastered the Baltimore Orioles, 5 to 2. Tuesday, yielding five hits in eight innings. Ray Coleman's triple in the first inning drove in Philadelphia's first two runs.
The Dodger regulars defeated the scrubs, 5 to 2. Tuesday in an intra-squad game at Vero Beach. Carl Furillo's four hits paced the winners' attack.
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Final Briefs Will Be Filed
New York, March 23 — (U.P.) — Judge Edward A. Conger was slated for a busy day with legal actions relating to baseball in federal court today with cases involving four suspended players listed to come before him.
At 10 a.m. (C.S.T.) attorneys on both sides were to submit final briefs of arguments regarding the re-statement requests of former St. Louis Cardinal pitchers Max Stanley and Fred Martin.
Along with this action, attorney John L. Flynn, who is representing Lamier and Martin, was to ask Judge Conger officially to admit former New York Giants' pitcher Sal Maglie to the case as a plaintiff, also seeking a court order for immediate reinstatement.
At the same time, attorney Fred Johnson was to appear for a hearing before Judge Conger on a similar injunction request by Danny Gardella, former Giants' outfielder.
denial, former All four players were suspended from organized baseball for five years for "jumping" to the Mexican league in 1946. Arguing that they have been deprived of a livelihood, they are asking immediate temporary reinstatement pending the outcome of damage suits they have filed.
Attorney Flynn indicated he expected other suspended players to join in the suits now being conducted.
Lanier is asking for 125 million dollars in damages, Martin for one million dollars, and Gardella for $300.000. However, none of these actions were on today's court calendar—only those actions pertaining to the players' demands for a court order which would enable them to play baseball again immediately on a temporary basis.
Mr. Flynn Tuesday protested the postponement by Judge Conger of the hearing on Lanier and Martin's damage suit from Thursday, March 31 until Friday, April 29.
Cards' Pitchers Look Poor
Lakeland, Fla., March 23—(U.P.) Manager Eddie Dyer of St. Louis Cardinals, disgruntled over the poor showing of his pitchers Tuesday, looked for better results today as he brought his Redbirds here to face the Detroit Tigers.
Cincinnati beat the Cards, 8 to 5.
Tuesday, as the Reds battered pitchers Harry Brecheen, Ken Johnson, Jack Creel and Jackie Colum
Now Or Never For Slipping St. Louis Cards
St. Petersburg, Fla., March 23—(U.P.)The St. Louis Cardinals dynasty has been slipping and this is the year it could disintegrate.
Punters and backfield men will receive plenty of good advice and encouragement from Cliff Kimsey, backfield coach, who also is beginning his second season as a member of the Jayhawker coaching staff.
For it is generally agreed that if the Red Birds don't make it this year it will be a long time before they get back to the top. It is a club that is running out of gas for it has few, if any promising young-sters coming up, its farm system needs rebuilding, and its key players keep getting older.
But so long as they have fellows like Stan Musial, Harry Brecheen, Enns Slaughter, Marty Marion, and Whitey Kurowski around, they are bound to be tough.
Manager Eddie Dyer is confident as usual.
as "usual" have some problems, but so do all the other clubs," he said. "We may lack reserve strength, but if we can keep our regulars in there every day, we don't have to worry about not having a strong bench."
St. Louis hurt its pennant chances last year when Kurowski and Red Schoenidiere were lost to the club because of injuries. Dyer had no player who could come close to taking their places.
There also are other problems which Dyer has to overcome—to find a first baseman and a catcher. (Nin-
Dyer is hoping that Vernal (Nippy) Jones, who doesn't do too badly at the plate but lacks fielding finesse, or rookie Glenn Nelson, who hit .301 at Rochester last year, will fill the bill at first. That would set up the infield with Schoendienst at second, Marion at short and Kurowski at third.
It looks like both Whitey and Red are ready to go again and Marion, too, looks like old Mr. Shortstop. There is nothing to indicate that either Musial, Slaughter of Brecheen is slipping but the latter two have reached the age at which most ball players are past their peak. Slaughter is nearing 33, Brecheen is coming up to 35.
It also would solve two of the three outfield spots with Musial and Slaughter on regular patrol. For that third garden berth there is Ron Northey who can hit but not field and Erv Dusak and Charley Diering, both of whom are accomplished fielders but All-American outs at the plate.
As important as that infield-outfield situation is, catching is still a larger order. It depends for the first part on whether little Joe Gargiola can finally come through and live up to the promise he showed in the 1946 world series. He developed into a bust after that so last year the Cards sent him back to the minors and he hit .356 with Columbus.
If he comes within 75 points of that mark with the Cards, Dyer will have no complaints. He has, off the records, the best fielding catcher in the majors in Del Rice, but he hit only .107 last year.
"You could afford to carry a guy at that mark if Kurowski is up there swinging every day, if Schoendienst plays second every day and if Musial and Slaughter are their usual selves," Dyer explained. "Otherwise you are whipped. And we were whipped last year."
Pitching could be a problem, but Dyer is not worried about that. He has the Cat, Breechen, as his glutech man with George (Red) Munger, Jim Hearn, and Howie Polllett as his other regular starters with Al Brazle, Clarence Beers, Ted Wilks and Galley Staley back of them.
And he has the man who potentially could become another Brecheen in southpaw Ken Johnson, who won two and lost four games in the limited service he saw with the Cards last year. Johnson has to get control. If he does, Dyer's pitching worries are over. It would leave only catching and that first base situation to overcome.
Dyer, ever an optimist, thinks he can do it. Most baseball men don't think he can. Only time will tell.
When spring football practice gets underway tonight it will mark the beginning of Coach Jules V. Sikes second year as head football coach at KU. Just one year ago Coach Sikes stepped into the head spot and guided Kansas to a record of seven wins against only three loses.
Union To Sponsor Ping Pong Tourney
A table tennis tournament, sponsored by the Student Union, will be held from Tuesday, April 5 thru Thursday, April 7, Craig Hampton, public relations vice-president, announced today.
The tournament will feature competition for men's singles and doubles, and women's singles. Trophies will be awarded to the winners of each event.
Sydney Ashton, College freshman, of Student Union activities and Ewald-Seutter, business senior of the table tennis club, will direct the tournament. All students who wish to enter should sign up at the Union office before Thursday, March 31.
Snaq In Hose Law
Melbourne, Australia —(U.P.) A demand that women be prohibited from crossing their legs on street-cars was made to the tramways board. An irate passenger asked for a law when the crossed toe of her seatmate snagged her new nylon-
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Coaches For New Rules
Seattle, March 23—(U.P.)—A move to keep basketball games wide open until the final gun by giving two free throws for fouls made in the last two minutes of the game today appeared to stand a good chance of acceptance.
The rule, proposed by coaches of the northern division of the Pacific Coast conference, will be introduced to the National Association of basketball coaches meeting here today and tomorrow.
Informed sources said the rule appeared to have a "good chance" of being turned over to the National Rules committee March 27 and 29.
Agitation for the two-free-throw movement began several months ago. Proponents it would cut down on roughness during the final stages of a game, when teams foul repeatedly for a chance at the ball.
Coupled with a proposal to limit the time a player may control the ball in the front court, the fielder throw rule would help prevent freezing of the ball and tend to keep the game wide open up to the end.
The coaches and the research committee. of the coaches association will propose at least a half-dozen changes to the Rules committee.
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