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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1948
A Kansan Scores 22 Points As Buffs Trounce Tigers
A Kansan who migrated to Colorado-gave Missouri a brilliant lesson on throwing basketballs through hoops here last night and therein lies the reason for the change as shown in the Big Seven conference basketball team standings today.
Carl Besemann, a Newton, Kan., product who towers 6 feet 5 inches.
Friday afternoon this column carried an open letter to W. W. Davis, Kansas representative to the faculty governing board of the Big Seven conference, demanding the reopening of the Clarence Brannum eligibility case and quoting conference rules as proof of his ineligibility.
First, Brannum clearly is ineligible—on two counts—according to the conference rules. These rules were written by the faculty committee, and it was the same faculty committee which chose to ignore these rules in voting him eligible.
Here is the reason for all the fuss over a case which supposedly was dead and buried after a telephone poll of representatives Jan. 17 declared him eligible.
By BOB DELLINGER Daily Kansan Sports Editor
It's not a case of the rules being new, because they appear in a 1937 rules manual as well as in the issue of September, 1947. If the reason is unfamiliar with the rules, then it also is a case of inefficiency on the part of the representatives whose job it is to know and apply the rules.
Second, the telephone poll by which Brannum's "eligibility" was confirmed also is illegal. The rules call for a three-man eligibility committee, chosen by the representatives, to have complete authority on such questions, and to make the final decision.
Any conference school which has lost a game to Kansas State this season has a legitimate complaint. Kansas has perhaps less basis than others, because of Brannum's ineffectiveness in all departments against the Jayhawkers, but Missouri—whom the 'Cats defeated on Brannum's two late goals—certainly has a strong basis for protest.
The best remedy, since Brannan should have been barred from play for the past calendar year, is to bar him for a full year starting now. Does that seem hard on the player? You forget that his play may win Kansas State a championship to which it has no right.
It is too late to wipe out the blot on the conference record without the drastic step of forfeiting all Kansas State games, but it can be part—and only partly—cradicated by immediate and decisive action by the board this week.
If Kansas State does win the championship, it will leave an all-time black mark on the first year record of the new conference. It certainly will be a step in the wrong direction for the new league if the first title is won in opposition to the conference statutes.
The faculty board has made a bad blunder. If it allows it to stand uncorrected, the board will be committing one even worse. It has one chance to save face.
It's up to you, faculty representatives—is something going to be done, or do we throw away the rule book for good and play it to suit ourselves?
Topcka, Kan., Feb. 24—(UP) Washburn whipped Wichita 42 to 40 Monday night in Whiting Field house, a non-conference prep for the Ichabas' final Kansas league game Friday.
Washburn Beats Wichita
42-40 On Topeka Court
The home town team slipped into the lead after $5^{1/2}$ minutes and stayed there, with Wichita's Shockers, behind nine points near the finish, staged a fine rally that brought them within a field goal of tying the game.
played "Yankee Doodle" on the backboards for the amazingly rejuvenated Buffs of Colorado and Missouri's highly - favored Tigers were upset, 56 to 48 last night at Boulder.
The loss was the fifth in 10 starts for Missouri and the triumph was the third in a row for Colorado, which began by dropping its first six contests in a row. The conference title is now all but mathematically beyond the reach of the slumping Bengals.
Besemann, cheered on by a roaring overflow crowd of 8,000 persons, sizzled with a 22-point performance that highlighted Colorado's greatest display of basketball this season.
K-S. Oklahoma Lead
And so it's Kansas State out in front with Oklahoma the only remaining major threat as the Big Seven teams move down the home stretch.
Tonight Kansas State goes after se seventh victory in nine starts
Bia 7 Standinas
| | W L. Pct. | Pts. Ops. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas State | 6 | 2.750 436 361 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 3.625 423 368 |
| Iowa State | 5 | 3.656 417 446 |
| Missouri | 5 | 5.500 491 493 |
| KANSAS | 3 | 3.575 375 381 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 3.575 423 480 |
| Colorado | 6 | 3.333 412 448 |
when it engages dangerous Iowa State at Ames. Oklahoma, taking a rest from conference competition, will be plenty busy against the powerful Oklahoma Aggies at Norman.
The remaining schedule this week sends Colorado against Nebraska at Lincoln tomorrow, Kansas State against Nebraska in Manhattan Friday, and Oklahoma against Iowa State at Ames Saturday. Buffs Take Lead Early
In dropping the Tigers to four place in the team standings, the Buffs forged to a wide early lead, commanding a 25 to 13 edge with only three minutes to go in the opening half.
Then Missouri rallied. At the intermission, Colorado's lead had been whittled to 26 to 25. The Tigers seemed on their way.
In the second half Missouri was in front, 27 to 26. But Colorado bounced back, as Besemann' and Bob Rolander went into action. The latter shot five times, hit five field goals, and then told his mates to carry on as he was forced out of the game on fouls.
His mates did carry on, Bessemann rolling up 13 of his 22 counters in the final half as the Tigers' closing bids for victory repeatedly were thrown back.
Jenkins, second high scorer in the conference, led the losers with 17 points while Pippin baged 11. Rolander and Walseth of Colorado also collected 11 each.
Colorado 56, Missouri 48
N. Y. U. 59, St. Johns 54
Long Island 65, Springfield 60
Duquesne 44, Geneva 41
Yale 65, Princeton 53
Michigan 64, Purdue 35
Ohio State 60, Indiana 45
Wisconsin 59, Northwestheim 54
Augsburg 63, Concordia 54
Bradley 66, Oklahoma City 37
Wash. (St. Louis) 50, Drake 39
Loras 53, Texas Wesleyan 43
Louisville 71, Hanover 54
Washburn 42, Wichita 40
Maryland 63, Clemson 61
Richmond 69, Wash. & Lee 57
Virginia St. 64, N. Carolina Col. 38
Marshall 75, Ky. Wesleyan 50
Mississippi 56, Millsap 44
Texas State 50, Wiley 43
Oklahoma A & M 77, Ecuador 30
Regis 49, New Mexico 44
Southwestern 70, Tulsa 50
Washington 51, Idaho 33
Central Wash. 57, Hawaii 41
Denver 71, Utah State 54.
Besemann Opens Up
Basketball Results
Sikes Interview Over WHB Today
Comments by J. V. Sikes, newly appointed K.U. football coach, about his job at Kansas, may be heard on the Dick Smith program over WHB at 5:15 p.m. today.
Norman, Okla. Feb. 24-(UP)—The University of Oklahoma and the Aggies of Oklahoma A. & M. looked with opposite feelings today at the O. U. jinx on opponents on it's home basketball court.
The interview with Sikes was recorded in Athens, Ga. WHR, a Kansas City station, is located at 880 on the dial.
Aggies Face Sooner Jinx
Facing the Aggies tonight in their second match of the season, the Sooners hoped for at least a gentle assist from the "hex" that has brought them 11 straight victories in the fieldhouse here.
Campus speculation was heavy today as to the condition of Paul Merchant, crackerjack O. U. guard who went out of last week's game with Kansas complaining of a groin injury. Without Merchant, coach Bruce Drake's quintet would be seriously shackled by lack of experience in the starting lineum.
The Cowboys, on the other hand, knocked on wood and kept in mind their 45-20 rout of the Sooners at Stillwater a few weeks ago. In that meeting, O. U. was all but helpless. Could the home boards, the Aggies wondered, overcome a 15-point difference?
A sell-out crowd of 6,500 fans is expected to be on hand for the feud, which is transplanted at regular intervals from the gridiron to the court, to the baseball diamond—and then back again.
The answer to this and other
questions will be unfold here
at 8.30 tonight.
In the overall series of basketball encounters between the two teams, Oklahoma has a 20-game edge. The Sooners have won 50 games and lost 30 to the Aggies since they started fighting it out on the court back in 1908.
Rhode Island Snow Storms
The troopers are required to visit isolated families after storms to see if they need assistance. As many live in backwoods section it often is impossible to reach them without winter equipment.
Providence, R. L.—(UP)—After every major snowstorm, the Rhode Island state police equips some of its troopers with snowshoes, skis and tobogans so they can carry out their duties.
Ichs May Share Title
Emporia, Kan., Feb. 24—(UP)—Emporia State's Hornets have a chance today to keep part of the Kansas Central conference basketball title which they won outright last year. There was a remote possibility of the Emporians keeping sole possession of the championship.
The situation shaped up like this:
Washburn's Ichabods of Topeka lead the conference and have but one more game to play-against cellar-dwelling Southwestern at Winfield Friday.
Emporia, which like Washburn, has lost two games, has two remaining clashes in running out the season this week at St. Benedict's Wednesday and at home against Hays State Friday night.
Emporia has to win both games to have a look-in on the title. If that happened and Washburn unexpectedly stumbled, the Hornets would have it all.
No other central conference team has a mathematical chance for the championship, after Hays' drubbing. Lichtenheld. Tucker Down, Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Kan., Feb. 24—(UP)—Emporia State registered another central conference court triumph here last night, leading all the way in a 63-49 conquest of Pittsburg State.
Dennis Shogren turned in a 16-point scoring performance to lead the Hornets to victory. Emporia led at the half, 34-16. Duke Mitchell was high scorer for the losers with 13 points.
Winfield, Kan., Feb. 24 - (UP)—Southwestern's high-scoring Builders easily defeated Tulsa university in a non-conference basketball game here last night, 70-50, thus gaining revenge for an early season loss to the Hurricane.
Ahead at the half, 30-18, Southwestern was paced by Dan Kahler who basketed 14 points. Sidener and Ryser each collected 13 for the Builders.
Builders Drub Tulsa
| | W | L | Pct. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Washburn | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Emporia State | 5 | 2 | .714 |
| St. Benedict's | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Hays State | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| Pittsburg | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Southwestern | 1 | 8 | .111 |
Baseball Call Issued
Russ Sehon, new baseball coach,
has issued a call for all varsity
baseball candidates to report to
the Varsity baseball room in the
stadium at 3:15 p. m. Thursday.
Sehon stated that practice would
start about March 1.
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